This is an analysis of the poem To Myrtilla that begins with:

Twelve fleeting years ago my Myrt,
(Ehu fugaces! maybe more)...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaba cccc dXdX bebe ebeb bfbf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11000111 10100101 11001001 11 10011001 01010111 11110101 11 01010101 01010100 01011101 01 110010101 10111001 11010100 111 10011101 110111001 01011101 11 11010111 110010101 01011101 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 108
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of To Myrtilla;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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